The Westing Game: 25th Anniversary Edition by Ellen Raskin
Penguin
Hardcover
Ages 8+
A Newbery Medal Winner
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
A supersharp mystery…confoundingly clever, and very funny. —Booklist, starred review
Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand. —The New York Times Book Review
A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book. —The Horn Book
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer – but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on – through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings, Sam Westing may be dead … but that won’t stop him from playing one last game!
Penguin
Hardcover
Ages 8+
A Newbery Medal Winner
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
A supersharp mystery…confoundingly clever, and very funny. —Booklist, starred review
Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand. —The New York Times Book Review
A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book. —The Horn Book
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer – but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on – through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings, Sam Westing may be dead … but that won’t stop him from playing one last game!
Penguin
Hardcover
Ages 8+
A Newbery Medal Winner
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
A supersharp mystery…confoundingly clever, and very funny. —Booklist, starred review
Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand. —The New York Times Book Review
A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book. —The Horn Book
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer – but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on – through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings, Sam Westing may be dead … but that won’t stop him from playing one last game!